Level 267 · Lamb Soup

Lamb Soup is level 267 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 1296 blocks in 10 colors, the tray holds 106 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Hard.

Difficulty

Hard

Pacing

Hard ending

Blocks

1296

Colors

10

Ant boxes

106

Mechanics

Spider web (50 bites) · Mystery boxes

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About the dish

A big bowl of milky lamb soup with chopped scallion and a spoonful of chili oil; one sip and the warmth runs from your throat to your toes.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 18 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly navy and dark brown, the middle band is mostly white and navy, and the core is mostly white and blue. Ants can only reach the next layer once the one around it is gone, so the core colors are the last to become useful.

By block count the biggest colors are navy, white and dark brown.

The spider web covers 30 cells in the middle band of the picture and needs 50 bites from soldier ants.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 106 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 3 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: green (has to wait), navy (bites now), navy (bites now) and navy (bites now).

22 mystery box(es) only show their color when they reach the front.

5 soldier box(es) carry the bites for the web.

How the verified run plays out

The solution further down was played to the end in the real game, with ants walking and real timing. It takes 106 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–41): 34% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 4 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 42–70): 32% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 71–106): 33% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

The web breaks before tap 49.

Strategy

Check the colors of the first three boxes in each column and compare them with the colors exposed on the outer ring of the picture. Always keep one slot free to catch a color that can't be eaten yet.

This level tightens toward the end and the last third jams most easily. Don't fill all five slots early; keep room for the inner colors that appear layer by layer at the finish.

Nothing under the spider web can be eaten. Wait until the edge of the web is exposed before sending the soldier box (the leafy green one), or it just occupies a slot.

Mystery boxes show their color only when they reach the front. When you see one coming, don't fill every slot; leave room for it.

Strategy guide: reading the tray and keeping the nest clear · Spider webs and soldier ants · Difficulty curves

Step-by-step solution

This order of taps is verified to clear the level. Columns are numbered 1–4 from the left; after each tap, wait until the ants are out before the next one. Two boxes shown together are a chained pair taken in one tap.

Level 267 questions